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Wampum is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 717 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Wampum is located at 40°53′19″N 80°20′23″W (40.888657, -80.339650).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), of which 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²), or 4.17%, is water.

Wampum is drained by two tributaries to the Beaver River, including Eckles Run on the north and Wampum Run on the south.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 678 people, 290 households, and 182 families residing in the borough. The population density was 736.1 people per square mile (284.5/km²). There were 310 housing units at an average density of 336.6 per square mile (130.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.05% White, 1.77% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.44% Asian, and 0.59% from two or more races.

There were 290 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.99.